New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02
STILL CLEARING AWAY FLOOD ROCK.

TwEsrY-EIGHT THOUSAND TONS REMoyED-UN-
CERTAINTY or APPROPRIATIONS.
The New-Y0rs Chamber OF Commerce keeps its ego
wistfuIly fixed upon the Hell Gate improvements
which II Italian proverbs sound must be going on
all right because the progress Is 30 SLOW Recently
In an Official communication the Chamber Of Commerce
STYLED the middle channel between Mill ROCK and
Flood Rock the Newton Channel ia grateful reogn-
ton Of bis having created It This was originally that
dreaded channel In which the Niger Head rocks
showed themselves and besides there
whring EDDY which used to seize hold OF light craft
In the inner channel and whiT them upon the rocks
Colonel mcfarland, the United States engineer who has
charge Of the Hell Gate improvements, said that there
WA now In tho Newton channel clear eighteen feet
Of water, and the passage varied In breadth from
$50 feet to 400 feet
"Tbls work" he continued twas done out Of tho
remnant Of the appropriation for tho explosion Of
Ilood Rock and in clearing out. Lieutenant Derby
VINO has Immediate charge, removed 2s, 600 tons Of
broken rock. 1 am informed that sailing craft and
sound steameIs Of the largest size 1t habtually
and only take the inner passage between Flood Rock
ana Astoria when compelled by considerations of tides
and crowdng. The reason whJ Flood Rock Is great
a., obstructon Is that 1t narrows the channel very
awhwar,l place. where vessels Of various kinds arc
articIariy numerous steamer plot now tahcs tho
massage that " Least crowded especially with calling
s-,tt They are often swept onward by the tide and
era M, "A goyernsble by the helm could be desired
On. ~ hen flood ROCK u once removed there will DO
very pretty channel"
.M,u Rock Is not an obstacle. then" asked the re-
p0aSot At present." answered the Colonel "rt is
.in~ of tho sound channel and also cannot be con-
%cred an obstruction to craft going up tho Harlem
sa,Ssp should those improvements tho Harlem
t ttsf were planned BY General Newton carried
@ ssscf then the increased navigation of the Harlem
liz ,ons rrnf,sr necessary tho removal VI Mill Rock"
.Xnd how am you getting Sn with the removal Of
Flood Rock y
1--WE are st work with treo dredges on tho northern
al 80 fhe reef and have been removing rock at the
s, . - tbousand tons week since the opening
- ne worHing season We have appso prfaffon OF
a., 20 ooO Granted August, 1885. which DO cx-
fn3e6 NJ tho end Of the working year. and expect
- s.ovr "a 900 tons Of rock with that money. mat
~ III Ia a rotai Of ~ 600 tons removed Tho whole
,nS 10 he removed before there ls twcnty
tneI over the whole recf 10 900 900 tons, go you
- ne shaIi have accomplished rather than
,Yarfer OF our tssk when NO come DO an end of our
.,essre wa no appropriation then voted this year
a.. tAs Hell Gate improvements u
ana Wa are en- tntrgraa part Of the River and Haf-
10, Nh whleh kd net pass, and the cvnsequcnee n
sSvst work VIII hayo to be suspendcd until Congress
~sssos anstSer River ana Harbor bnl"
"When do you oxped the work VII b soWpaeted"
asked the rcp0rtes
sIIunriy impossible to say" rspliss Ceaonea No
Variani sbecanse the Qnostt1a ~ ayprePnaoeu? =
mattor not susceptible u enAeuaat0n. Ihe ven VII
70 on wksn We have money anA = saspsndso whe9
- have none. How. sksh II VA - susDseoeo
GsnnOt even tmagsne"